What You Think is what You Geton how heads rule lives

To make something happen in life it is necessary to give it attention and intention.

The way something is given attention and intention determines the outcome.
When I give negative intention to something, chances are the outcome will be negative
When I give positive intention to something, chances are the outcome will be positive.

What it comes down to is:

The way we think is what gives every situation the energy to work with. In turn this energy determines the way the wind blows.

Thoughts on society for instance, create how that society is viewed, in turn converting those thoughts into what is acted out, hence turned into reality.

One of the problems of today’s world is that its inhabitants are drawn into materialized and negative energy.
I am not going to set any examples here, for I am quite sure you perceive your own, when you watch the news on television, read the paper or look around in your circles of family and friends.
This, while the secret to happiness is to think positive. Being critical and discontent creates less enjoyment in life. (Even when external conditions work against the situation, one can always stay positive. I always see Nelson Mandela a great example of survival in that context. No matter the harsh conditions he lived in, he endured, survived and manifested.)

Put like this it actually sounds quite simple, but practicing what is preached here, turns out to be a whole different matter.

So the question is:

How can I make life easier on myself and prevent myself from being dragged into the negative influences that reach me through media and personal happenings and relationships?

How can I rid my mind of negative loop-thinking, that makes me go round and round till I drop.

Even Science these days, is researching the benefits of sending positive energy to situations that need it. This is called meta-meditation,; meditating for the benefit of the world and therewith yourself.
It can also be called prayer. Praying for the wellbeing of others or situations, sending it positive intention and love, (looking upon it with tender loving care) improves that situation.

While there may not be direct visible result in the form of numbers or written facts; the energy that surrounds the person or situation shifts and becomes less harsh, for it is being unconditionally given with good intention. (In a few generations from now, we will be able to shift energy through pure willpower.)

“But I don’t know how to meditate” or “I wouldn’t know how to pray”.
The answer to these questions is directed by the intention of the person or group doing the meditating or praying. It can be done, but you have to want to do it first…and then do it.

While meditation doesn’t enlighten overnight,(it is not supposed to, for how would we go through the learning curve, if it came in the bat of an eye?) it does clear the mind when the inténtion to do so is set.

Basically ‘all’ meditation or prayer does, is reset the mind and turn the negative, the hopeless, the forlorn into the positive, the hopeful, the intuitive.

And while nor prayer nor meditation may be a direct and instant line to the solution of a problem; it does create space of mind and renders the possibility to look at things from a different perspective; resets the negative and turns it into what you would want it to be.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ingrid Schippers

“ I am a hunter and gatherer for as long as I remember, searching for answers in my head, my heart and in the world.
All knowledge, insights and experience I have acquired in my search, come together and enrich my practice as energy counselor. By combining knowledge that is as ancient as humanity with daily practical physical and energetic exercises, I help my clients to maintain and strenghten their physical, mental and spiritual energy, and to gain more insight in the patterns in their life that lead to more happiness and well-being.” More about my background »

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'Nan Yar' Life Counseling

Ingrid also offers personal card readings and group training in Nan Yar Life Counseling, where you (learn to) undertake a personal journey to discover who you really are and what you are capable of. The central tool in this journey is the 'Nan Yar - Who am I' card game, which is based on the Tarot. The game mirrors the inner knowing you were given at birth and offer you 78 contemplations to make your world a better place.

About Ingrid Schippers

I have been seeker for as long as I remember, searching for answers both in my heart and in the world.

My explorations brought me from Yoga in The Netherlands to the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Dreamwork with Robert Moss, an Irish workshop with Carolyn Myss, Neurofeedback with Marty Wuttke, to counseling, energy medicine, anthroposophy and the game of Tarot.

What I now pass on as a yoga teacher and energy counselor is fueled by knowledge as old as humanity. While revising the Dutch translation of ‘Energy Medicine’ by Donna Eden en David Feinstein, I was captivated even more by the centuries old, practical and often very simple techniques that mobilize body, mind and spirit. With psychiatrist and anthroposophist Cees van der Kroef, I learned the ropes of the game of tarot from the perspective of ‘thinking, feeling and willing’.